What is CVE-2024-38220?

CVE-2024-38220 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Stack Hub, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2024-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-38220?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Stack Hub

CVE-2024-38220

Azure Stack Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published 2024-09-10 · last modified 2026-08-10.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Azure Stack Hub — versions 1.0.0
Microsoft Azure Stack Hub

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38220 (vendor-advisory, Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38220?: CVE-2024-38220 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Stack Hub, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2024-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-38220?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.